So since I'm still here livin',
I guess I will live on.
I could've died for love--
But for livin' I was born
Though you may hear me holler,
And you may see me cry--
I'll be dogged, sweet baby,
If you gonna see me die.
Life is fine! Fine as wine! Life is fine!
By Langston Hughes
Introduction
Langston Hughes was a poet of the Harlem Renaissance, and
a writer. Hughes wanted to show the difference
between his own experiences and the experiences that everyone
goes through, but in this case he expresses the experiences of the black Americans.
He wrote in a way that showed the black American culture, and
the way they suffered for love, music, laughter, and the language.
He wrote The Weary Blues published by Alfred A. Knopf publish in 1926
and later his novel Not Without Laughter received a gold medal. Other poems by
Langston Hughes are Dream Variations, Dreams, Daybreak in Alabama, and I, Too.
Analysis
Life is hard there are always things
coming your way at all times
and its hard knowing how to handle
the situations. At points you feel like
jumping in the water even though you
don't know how to swim, at time you feel
like saying bey to life. Yet you have to look
at the bright side of things and keep living.
Liza
Life is Fine
Except from Life is FineSo since I'm still here livin',
I guess I will live on.
I could've died for love--
But for livin' I was born
Though you may hear me holler,
And you may see me cry--
I'll be dogged, sweet baby,
If you gonna see me die.
Life is fine! Fine as wine! Life is fine!
By Langston Hughes
Introduction
Langston Hughes was a poet of the Harlem Renaissance, anda writer. Hughes wanted to show the difference
between his own experiences and the experiences that everyone
goes through, but in this case he expresses the experiences of the black Americans.
He wrote in a way that showed the black American culture, and
the way they suffered for love, music, laughter, and the language.
He wrote The Weary Blues published by Alfred A. Knopf publish in 1926
and later his novel Not Without Laughter received a gold medal. Other poems by
Langston Hughes are Dream Variations, Dreams, Daybreak in Alabama, and I, Too.
Analysis
Life is hard there are always thingscoming your way at all times
and its hard knowing how to handle
the situations. At points you feel like
jumping in the water even though you
don't know how to swim, at time you feel
like saying bey to life. Yet you have to look
at the bright side of things and keep living.
Picture
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Bibliography
"Langston Hughes." Academy of American Poets. Poets.org. May, 17 2009 < http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/83 >"Langston Hughes."Life is Fine". Poets.org. May, 14 2009 < http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/15611 >
The Harlem Renaissance. Beth Rowen & Borgna Brunner. May20, 2009 < http://www.infoplease.com/spot/bhmharlem1.html >